The Upper Canada District School Board expressed its gratitude this morning to the Municipality of South Dundas, Ross
Videoand the Code
Heroesprogram for their new and increased partnerships at Seaway District High
School, Iroquois Public School, and Morrisburg Public School.

Code Heroes is an innovative local program based
out of Cornwall, Ontario which is designed to engage young students to innovate
and learn through fun learning opportunities. Their workshops include digital
literacy, coding, graphic design, game design, and digital
marketing.

“Today’s partnership is an exciting development
for our Code Heroes program,” Kelly Bergeron of Code Heroes said. “It is
fantastic to work together to help inspire a new generation of innovators and
creators.”

The renewed and enhanced partnerships will provide
additional support the strong technology programs and resources within the Upper
Canada District School Board in the Iroquois and Morrisburg areas, providing
increased programming, additional state-of-the-art laptops, and community
funding for the Code Heroes program. This innovative program has been part of
the local curriculum since February 2017, when the Township of South Dundas
partnered with several local schools to enhance programming after student
interest was identified within Seaway DHS.

Seaway DHS Principal Don Lewis said “I would like
to thank the township, Ross Video, and Kelly from Code Heroes for supporting
these important programs both here at Seaway and with our partners at Morrisburg
and Iroquois Public Schools.”

During the announcement, David Ross of Ross Video
and South Dundas Mayor Evonne Delegarde stressed the importance of students’
participation in these important programs. They expressed pride that the
donations and partnerships would be an additional asset to an already strong
Code Heroes program in schools located within Iroquois and
Morrisburg.

Chair of the Upper Canada District School Board
Jeff McMillan said that “we are thankful for these enhancements to our already
tech-friendly schools. These new laptops will support the strong Code Heroes
computer programs and support this important aspect of our curriculum.”

These enhancements further the Upper Canada
District School Board’s innovative technology upgrades throughout the district
including the Bring Your Own Device Program, staff and student WiFi
capabilities, and technology programs throughout the Board.

“I’m proud to see positives
coming through from our recent ARC process which enhance our fantastic
technology programs while strengthening partnerships with the community,” said
Trustee Jeremy Armer.